Fliers Who Pack Too Much Are Being Publicly Shamedhttp://www.businessinsider.com/carryonshame-for-people-who-pack-too-much-2014-6/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:14:07 -0400Jennifer Pollandhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/539e48ceeab8eae67f08c6a6RloveSun, 15 Jun 2014 21:30:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539e48ceeab8eae67f08c6a6
These assumptions only apply if you are under 5'10" and have small feet....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539cdc5d69bedd365f3e53b2JJ-RSat, 14 Jun 2014 19:35:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539cdc5d69bedd365f3e53b2
They just poor and greedy, their complexes are eating them from inside. So that's why people hang a lot of stuff with them.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539cb32f69bedde3373e53b9David EcaleSat, 14 Jun 2014 16:40:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539cb32f69bedde3373e53b9
Those folks are all tourists. ... They'll never change. ... Here's the basic travel rules (business-wise):
1) use a roll-on travel suitcase that fits through the test box at the airport. This contains 2 days of clothes, a laptop, or tablet, or both. (Women get a free pass in most cases for a reasonably sized purse.
2) Wear your suit, if you are in need of extra space. Wear a coat, also, if you are going to a cold climate.
3) Hand carry any critical samples, or tech. materials, if small enough, Otherwise, have a spare set that can be overnight-ed, if they are checked & lost.
4) On long time/term assignments (6 weeks to some fun place like Saudi Arabia), plan on having a checked bag in addition to the overhead bin bag. Pack one-way clothes & other items in it. Use them on-site. Then abandon them & toss the suitcase. Lower costs on the return & faster connections (no checked bag anymore).
5) For men: Pack extra ties. The same old white shirt & single suit can be spiced up with a different tie each day (and ties take up very little space & weight). For Women: Do the same with silk scarves.
6) Always pack a second pair of shoes! You will absolute, positively, need them!
7) As a friend of mine explained on his return from climbing Mt. Fuji some years ago: Bring money (cash & traveler's checks). He encountered vending machines all along the trail to the top! You can always buy replacements for most everything in your bags, if needed.
8) Never check anything that you cannot afford to lose. I know! I have had 3 bags destroyed (one by Saudi Customs, one by NWA baggage handlers, & one by being run over by an airport Taxi) & one stolen over the years. PS. There's nothing quite like seeing the front half of your garment bag & your suits coming down the baggage claim ramp, followed by loose clothing items & the bottom half of the garment bag!
Enjoy!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539c719beab8ea8e45a4271cpushbuttonchimpSat, 14 Jun 2014 12:00:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539c719beab8ea8e45a4271c
Exactly.
How about the whole cattle car mentality applied to air lines. Flying in tubes with lawn chairs.
The airlines could sell approved luggage and containers, and streamline on boarding by making jets that are not so cramped. Gees you cannot hardly move around in them. This is an airline problem not the passengers fault. Engineer something new that doesn't continue to punish the customer. And while you're at it get rid of the TSA.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539c1d70ecad04f04ca4271cMPCTSat, 14 Jun 2014 06:01:20 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539c1d70ecad04f04ca4271c
Everyone should have to get on a scale with their bags and pay according to individual total weight.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bd79c69bedd556f19c0ccAlligator BreathSat, 14 Jun 2014 01:03:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bd79c69bedd556f19c0cc
Are you nuts? No one told them to bring half the fuckin' house to the airport. If they need all that shit then they should travel by motorhome.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bd7156bb3f7413eb6871eAlligator BreathSat, 14 Jun 2014 01:01:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bd7156bb3f7413eb6871e
They are simply exhibiting the world famous "I am woman." moment.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bcaa86bb3f76c0ab6871cRoger C.Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:08:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539bcaa86bb3f76c0ab6871c
If you are an American and don't realize these people are hypocrites about everything, you've got problems.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b98e86bb3f76252b6871aRusty ShacklefordFri, 13 Jun 2014 20:35:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b98e86bb3f76252b6871a
How about just getting rid of the overhead bins and refugee-airlift boarding altogether?
As the saying goes, that sounds easier...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b8717ecad044a4e19c0d0Tchikaya BrooksFri, 13 Jun 2014 19:19:51 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b8717ecad044a4e19c0d0
nevermind the outrageous baggage policies that the airlines have that cause this issue in the first place?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b86d369beddc12b19c0cctchikayaFri, 13 Jun 2014 19:18:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b86d369beddc12b19c0cc
what are you the baggage police??? goody goody.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b832eeab8ead973b8bbc5BI CommenterFri, 13 Jun 2014 19:03:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b832eeab8ead973b8bbc5
And the trusty bullying campaign yuppies are conspicuously absent. If you can't tell, this is bullying of the first order ... otherwise known as mob rule. I wonder why they're absent? Oh that's right ... because in this instance they don't like people who pack too much, so bullying these people is OK. Can you say hypocrisy?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7c26ecad04b51f19c0cdCenturion53Fri, 13 Jun 2014 18:33:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7c26ecad04b51f19c0cd
As evidenced by the photos, it's usually idiot women who are the ones with carry on bags overload with their c r a p!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7a0069bedd1d6a19c0cfTTronFri, 13 Jun 2014 18:24:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7a0069bedd1d6a19c0cf
Love this concept... Unfortunately, these people have no shame... Like honey badger, they don't give a sh1t... I suggest that the violators should be required to accompany their bags in the cargo hold for the flight and forfeit their seats... And still have to pay for a blanket.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7a00eab8ea004fb8bbc5TTronFri, 13 Jun 2014 18:24:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b7a00eab8ea004fb8bbc5
Love this concept... Unfortunately, these people have no shame... Like honey badger, they don't give a sh1t... I suggest that the violators should be required to accompany their bags in the cargo hold for the flight and forfeit their seats... And still have to pay for a blanket.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b6d9decad04d05319c0ceRoger C.Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:31:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539b6d9decad04d05319c0ce
Mind your own business...